Officer in bra-shaking stop suspended 1 day

It was a consensual search, but the officer's punishment was for keeping his microphone off

By Rick Rousos
The Ledger

LAKELAND — The Lakeland police officer who asked a woman to shake her bra during a traffic stop May 21 has been suspended for a day without pay. Officer Dustin Fetz was notified Wednesday that he would be suspended, LPD spokesman Sgt. Gary Gross said.

Fetz was suspended for a "sustained" violation of misusing recording equipment. The audio on his recorder was off during the taping of the bra-shaking incident because Fetz didn't use the microphone he was provided, LPD investigators found.